News from June 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) Cortney Randall and Benjamin Bain-Creed of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Western District of North Carolina were among the 162 members of the Department of Justice recognized by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, and Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys (EOUSA) Director James Crowell, IV at the 34th Director’s Awards Ceremony today in Washington D.C.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: MORENO VALLEY, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management is temporarily closing public lands in and near Whitewater Canyon, Riverside County, due to the potential threat of wildfire. This public safety closure will start on Monday, June 18, and will remain in effect until further notice.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Thomas J. Eicher, Deputy U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, was one of 162 members of the Department of Justice recognized by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, and Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys (EOUSA) Director James Crowell IV at the 34th Director’s Awards Ceremony today in Washington, D.C.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: Defendant Earlier Sentenced to 32 Years in Prison on Murder and Other Charges.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, Wyo. - Firewood and post and pole permits for the Billy Creek Firewood area will be issued by the Bureau of Land Management Buffalo Field Office from June 21 to Sept. 20, 2018. As stewards, the BLM manages public lands for the benefit of current and future generations, supporting conservation as we pursue our multiple-use mission.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Each year, June 15 is recognized as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. On this day, our nation joins the world in voicing our opposition to elder abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Agriculture (USDA) are forming a working group to focus on ways to empower and to support rural and tribal communities to combat elder abuse and financial exploitation. Today on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, we collaboratively embark...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Ways & Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Trump Administration decided to impose a 25 percent import tax on $50 billion of Chinese imports to the United States...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: KINGMAN, Ariz. -- The Bureau of Land Management Kingman Field Office will be burning approximately 2,500 acres of grassland on Goodwin Mesa, about 50 miles southeast of Kingman, Ariz. Weather permitting; burning may begin as early as Monday, June 18, taking two to three days to complete.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: FBI Requests Public Assistance to Identify Skinny Bandit Bank Robber.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Howard Trade Elkins, 44, of Hendersonville, N.C. was sentenced late yesterday to 24 months in prison on wire fraud charges for embezzling client funds from his law office’s trust account, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger also ordered Elkins to serve two years of supervised release upon completion of his prison term.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on House Republicans’ new immigration legislation...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed H.R. 2851, the Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues (SITSA) Act of 2017, authored by Rep. John Katko (R-NY), by a vote of 239-142.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A former California stockbroker was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with his role in a scheme to manipulate the stock of a publicly traded microcap company.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - United States Attorney Russell M. Coleman announced today that Senior United States District Judge Charles R. Simpson III sentenced Jamesy Havens, age 42, of Louisville, Kentucky, to 70 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release for conspiracy to commit mail fraud and multiple money laundering offenses. The Court ordered Havens to pay restitution of $1,449,482.66 to the victims of his scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: Elizabeth Holmes and Ramesh “Sunny" Balwani Are Alleged To Have Perpetrated Multi-million Dollar Schemes To Defraud Investors, Doctors, and Patients.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - Two Malden men were charged today in federal court in Boston for their roles in a wide-ranging conspiracy to defraud their employer, a large facilities services company with offices in the Greater Boston area.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Attorney Benjamin C. Glassman announced three employees of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of Ohio were recognized today by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys (EOUSA) Director James Crowell, IV at the 34th Director’s Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Four Assistant United States Attorneys of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of California (NDCA) are among the 162 members of the Department of Justice recognized by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, and Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys (EOUSA) James Crowell...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: Nurse Practitioner Pleads Guilty in Compounding Pharmacy Fraud Scheme.
